18-24 Nov	Antibiotic Resistance www.who.int/campaigns/world-antibiotic-awareness-week/en/
22Nov-14Dec	NZQA exams
29 Nov	Ocean Observers online workshop focuses on educational activities.
1 Dec	World AIDS Day https://www.nzaf.org.nz/ (Red Ribbon)
4 Dec	Total Solar eclipse, only visible from parts of Antarctica
5 Dec	World Soil Day www.nzsoils.org.nz
5 Dec	Tauranga STEMfest 2021 https://www.facebook.com/stemfestnz Cancelled
Moon	3Q 28 Nov     NM 4 Dec     1Q 11 Dec     FM 19 Dec

1. SCENZ provides resources for teaching chemistry at https://nzic.org.nz/scenz/resources/ e.g. Zip file for Let’s Talk Chemistry by Prof John Packer, links for animations and videos, teaching resources such as a complete spectroscopy module …
2. “I was sad to read of the demise of Kel Anglesea in the NZ Herald. Many a great time at conferences and in geology with him. A towering totara taken too soon.” Leeana Kent
3. The link for mātauranga Māori panel last week was incorrect. Should be https://youtu.be/tQp186gb8ls
4. Do you know anyone who might be keen to join the animal ethics committee? NZASE is looking for a new chairperson. Please contact doug.walker@stpats.school.nz

Info

1. Culturally Responsive & Relational Pedagogy:
   • A set of whakatauki cards https://www.akopanuku.tki.org.nz/assets/ResourceFiles/AP-Leadership-12-Whakatauki-Cards-1w.pdf
   • This article on being an ally to indigenous communities is written for Australians but the principles apply to us too.
2. Mātauranga Māori
   • Poster on maramataka by Sue Ngarimu who did a RSTF, learning about this in 2013. https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B0CcBlSjE3AqV1VEaHNnNTN3ekk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-BrsMtaIzKk2-fAPnlFP-9A
   • Two-eyed Seeing (Hogue & Bartlett, 2014) is about using both indigenous and western systems of knowledge to understand our world. [Stephen Ross] https://drive.google.com/file/d/11LkzEgvuAzAAGgKxFLwdiDFLdxdnhRc6/view?usp=sharing
3. Pedagogy:
   • Newsletters from Kath Murdoch, an expert on inquiry-based learning https://us18.campaign-archive.com/home/?id=b8c4a4dead&u=a332369b9d5efbc8b2cc8e03
   • A video about the need for students to think critically – in the context of coding but still useful https://education.australiascience.tv/raising-children-to-think-critically
4. Professional reading/watching:
   • A new book – Literacy across the divide: Information literacy as the key to student transition, by Lisa Emerson, Ken Kilpin & Heather Lamond, NZCER Press.
5. Revision:
   • Erica Jar’s summary of factors affecting genetic diversity and allele frequency:
6. HoD:
   • One of Carly Fiorina’s blogs on leadership – leadership is more than position or power or having followers https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-leadership-matters-carly-fiorina
7. Digital support:
   • Using video games in learning https://education.australiascience.tv/videogames-or-homework-75-game-lessons-for-teachers-to-try
8. Teacher opportunity:
   • RNZ Air Force School to Skies Camp for teachers17-21 Jan, RNZAF base, Auckland. Includes support from CORE Ed in translating teachers’ on-base STEM experiences into classroom content. Apply by 5pm 28 Nov. https://rnzaf.schooltoskies.co.nz/info/

Resources

1. Biology:
   • Pūkorokoro Miranda Shorebird Centre’ recorded webinar from 19 Oct on the 2021 project tracking godwit migration. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k301EX7XKLs&t=976s
   • The Genetic Blues is a unit for teaching Genetics that uses the blue people of Kentucky as a context. And a more legible version of the Science 82 article referred to: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Blue-people-of-T-creek-Trost.docx
2. Agricultural and Horticultural Science:
   • LEARNZ field trip: apple breeding https://www.learnz.org.nz/primaryindustries192
3. Earth & Space Science:
   • Measure earth’s radius with a stopwatch and a metre ruler and a sunset. http://www.darylscience.com/downloads/DblSunset.pdf
   • Video and activities from Teach Engineering on Backyard Weather Station https://www.teachengineering.org/activities/view/cub_weather_lesson04_activity1
   • How earthquake waves travel through the earth https://www.iris.edu/hq/files/publications/brochures_onepagers/doc/OnePager5.pdf
4. Chemistry:
   • The poisons from Bond movies https://www.chemistryworld.com/features/the-names-bond-chemical-bond/4012701.article
   • Solve a murder-mystery using stoichiometry http://www.chemcollective.org/mr/
5. Physics:
   • Build a pizza box solar oven – Video & written instructions https://www.sciencebuddies.org/stem-activities/solar-oven
   • This activity explores the concept of terminal velocity by analysing a falling coffee filter.  Students compare parachute designs for skydiving, hang gliding, and military use.
6. Primary & intermediate:
   • Activities on Mars https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/edu_marssurvkit_pdf_2015_0.pdf
   • November is the season for frogs! Tadpoles and eggs are found in still water, so check ponds, wetlands or even cattle troughs. How to keep tadpoles. FrogID citizen science. Articles from Connected & NZ Geographic, resources from NZFrog. Frogs at Risk Alpha: https://www.mikesnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Frogs-A125.pdf
7. Nature of Science:
   • Interview with Lee McIntyre about his book How to Talk to a Science Denier. https://conspirituality.buzzsprout.com/1875696/9452001-75-how-to-talk-to-a-science-denier-w-lee-mcintyre
8. Science of COVID:
   • A brief history of vaccines from Cosmos https://cosmosmagazine.com/health/covid/a-brief-history-of-vaccines
   • A video about reducing the risk from COVID, full of good tips.
9.  EfS:
   • Earth Learning Idea activity on how we manage waste to reach the ‘net zero’ emissions target: ‘Energy from burning waste; where does all my non-recyclable waste go?’
   • A matrix of multiple activities on climate change (accessible after you join up) https://www.climate-action.info/learning-resources and the lesson plan to go with it.
10.  Science:
    • The Ashburton Lakes wetland http://wetlandbiodiversity171.learnz.org.nz/
    • Antarctic Science https://education.australiascience.tv/antarctic-science-with-the-aap​

Technicians

1. Need an up-to-date periodic table? Shower curtain $20 from Surplus Direct or poster $30 from SciPAD – compare with the $143 Delta version!

Cheers, Mike

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